About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 6173
- The type of the plane.
- B-17F
- The plane ID.
- 42-3344
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 353rd Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-06-27
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Budapest Rakos
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Budapest
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°40'N, 19°40'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Ungarn
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 10:15
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deason, Billy S. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Hamel, Robert L. | 1st Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Heintz, Robert J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | DED |
| Hollibaugh, James H. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Lyon, Walter W. | 1st Lt | Pilot | DED |
| McCormick, John F. | 1st Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Naeder, Joseph J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | DED |
| Senger, Joseph B. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Willoughby, Richard H. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | PDD |
How to cite
DAACDA – Downed Allied Air Crew Database Austria, edited by Nicole-Melanie Goll, Georg Hoffmann and Peter Andorfer, Vienna 2025 (https://daacda.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/a-00274.html)